Rome, 45 BC. AR denarius, 3.7 gr., 17.4 mm

Obv: head of Juno Sospita to the right, wearing goat skin headdress tied at neck; all within a border of dots.

Rev: CELSUS•III•VIR; she-wolf standing to the right, placing stick on fire; on the right, eagle standing to the left, fanning the flames; in exergue: L•PAPIUS.

Ref: Crawford 472/1; Sydenham 964. 

Scarce. Attractive old cabinet tone. Extremely Fine. 

Ex Sotheby’s Zürich (26-27 October 1993), lot 1401 (part of); ex Numismatica Ars Classica 83 (Zürich, 2015), lot 436.